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Mobile operator EE<\/a> and broadband ISP giant BT<\/a> have today pledged to offer ultrafast 5G<\/a> mobile solutions “across the entire UK<\/em>” by 2028 and to “fuse<\/em>” their mobile, Wi-Fi and fibre broadband infrastructures to realise the potential of the country’s “first fully converged network<\/em>.” But this isn’t quite universal coverage.<\/p>\n

At present it’s difficult to know precisely how much of the UK has already been covered by the new generation of 5G<\/a> mobile networks, partly because Ofcom<\/a> has so far declined to report such progress and also partly because mobile operators have tended to be quite vague about their future coverage expectations. But EE<\/a>’s decision today changes all that.<\/p>\n

Today’s announcement will no doubt also reflect some positive impact from the \u00a31bn Shared Rural Network<\/a> (SRN), which aims to help extend geographic 4G<\/a> coverage to 95% of the UK by the end of 2025. But this seems likely to benefit 5G<\/a>’s deployment too.<\/p>\n

To extend mobile coverage BT<\/a>’s mobile network, EE<\/a>, is driving 4G<\/a> connectivity deeper into rural areas, adding over 4,500 square miles of new signal by 2025. In parallel EE’s latest 5G network, which was first to launch two years ago, will grow to cover half of the UK population by early 2023, which they claim is “four years ahead of the UK Government\u2019s ambition<\/em>“.<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> In 2017 the Government set a goal for 5G to cover the majority of the population by 2027, but this specific target was removed in their 2019 manifesto.<\/div>\n

One catch here is that the headline uses of wording like “anywhere<\/em>” or “across the entire UK<\/em>” somewhat mask that the target here is actually for 5G to “pass the geographic reach of 4G<\/a> to become the UK\u2019s largest digital network by 2028, providing signal to over 90% of UK landmas<\/strong><\/em>s<\/strong>.” So, not quite universal coverage, and then the expensive sounding “on demand<\/em>” element feeds into this too (see below).<\/p>\n

In order to reach this benchmark the new 700MHz<\/strong> 5G spectrum band, which was recently secured in Ofcom<\/a>’s auction (here<\/a>), will be deployed across the “majority<\/em>” of EE’s sites to boost coverage. Redditch, Morecambe and Cramlington have been announced as the first UK towns to benefit (handset support allowing – e.g. Samsung Galaxy S21 and iPhone 12).<\/p>\n

On top of that, BT<\/a> is developing a wide range of \u2018on demand<\/em>\u2019 coverage solutions. For example, Portable Cells<\/strong> will provide temporary mobile connectivity for customers “when they request it<\/em>“, at a lower cost than building traditional cell sites and a fleet of Rapid Response Vehicles<\/strong> (RRV) will also be expanded to help in remote areas. BT is also targeting the greater use of air and space technologies, including Drones<\/strong> and Low Earth Orbit<\/strong> (LEO) satellites via OneWeb<\/a> (here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Philip Jansen, CEO of BT Group, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Over the past 18 months we\u2019ve helped the UK to meet the demands of a pandemic. We must now look ahead to deliver the strongest foundations to drive future growth. We\u2019re making a uniquely ambitious, long-term commitment to drive high performance 5G further and faster, and to integrate it at the core with our fibre network for a seamless customer experience. Openreach<\/a> was first to fibre, EE was first to 5G and together BT will be first to a fully converged future.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

One other key change on the mobile front is the operator’s confirmation today that older 3G<\/a> services will also be retired (this currently represents just 2% of data traffic over EE’s network), with customers across BT brands phased off 3G<\/a> by 2023. The spectrum will then be used to enhance 5G capacity. We expect other operators to follow a similar timetable.<\/p>\n

Matt Warman, UK Digital Infrastructure Minister, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Fast and reliable digital connectivity is crucial to our plan to build back better so I warmly welcome BT intensifying its plans to boost rural mobile coverage and speed up the roll out of revolutionary 5G.<\/p>\n

BT’s vision for a cutting-edge network of combined fixed and wireless infrastructure, alongside the eventual phasing out of legacy 3G<\/a> services, will help to diversify our telecoms market and safely deliver the amazing benefits of future internet-connected technologies for people and businesses.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As for all that talk of convergence between fibre broadband, mobile and Wi-Fi – this has actually been part of a gradual process that started some years ago after BT’s merger with EE (we expect Virgin Media<\/a> and O2<\/a> to follow suit, but they’ve got a lot of catching up to do). The goal here has always been to create an increasingly seamless connectivity solution between the different network platforms, which for BT has largely come via the form of their pricey HALO<\/strong> add-ons. But it remains unclear how much consumers actually desire such products, particularly as many like to keep their mobile services separate from broadband.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, BT has today confirmed the next sequence of technology milestones that will drive further 5G improvements and deliver network convergence. A new 5G core network control system will launch by 2023, built upon BT\u2019s distributed \u201cNetwork Cloud<\/em>\u201d infrastructure, combining all digital networks. A Standalone 5G<\/strong> (SA) network, which will deliver lower latency, is part of all this.<\/p>\n

Increased use of machine learning will also be used to predict and resolve issues before they affect customers and automatically route services through the best available connection, which is a big step towards a fully converged and virtualised network. In addition, BT will increase their adoption of Neutral Host<\/strong> systems, which reflects third-party infrastructure that can be used by multiple networks (useful for boosting coverage in places like airports, stadiums etc.).<\/p>\n

The operator also plans to conduct more trials of OpenRAN<\/strong> (O-RAN) in parts of their network, but they haven’t yet set out any major rollout plans like Vodafone<\/a> (here<\/a>). At present if a mobile operator wants to buy new network kit, then they can usually only choose from a handful of big suppliers (Nokia, Ericsson etc.). The O-RAN approach seeks to standardise the design and functionality of such kit and software, thus increasing the number of companies able to supply them via vendor-neutral hardware and software-defined technology (the RAN side covers infrastructure, masts and antennae).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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